Friday, November 21, 2014

Week 13, Day 5
Objective: brainstorm, consult with others, and formulate a major research plan to address the research topic (perfect school); formulate a plan for engaging in in-depth research on a complex, multi-faceted topic; follow the research plan to gather evidence from experts on the topic and texts written for informed audiences in the field, distinguishing between reliable and unreliable sources and avoiding over-reliance on one source; systematically organize relevant and accurate information to support central ideas, concepts, and themes, outline ideas into conceptual maps/timelines, and separate factual data from complex inferences; paraphrase, summarize, quote, and accurately cite all researched information according to a standard format (e.g., author, title, page number), differentiating among primary, secondary, and other sources; all TEKS regarding synthesizing information and organizing and presenting ideas.  

1. Grade W13 DRE
2. Work on Perfect School Project

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Week 13, Day 4
Objective: brainstorm, consult with others, and formulate a major research plan to address the research topic (perfect school); formulate a plan for engaging in in-depth research on a complex, multi-faceted topic; follow the research plan to gather evidence from experts on the topic and texts written for informed audiences in the field, distinguishing between reliable and unreliable sources and avoiding over-reliance on one source; systematically organize relevant and accurate information to support central ideas, concepts, and themes, outline ideas into conceptual maps/timelines, and separate factual data from complex inferences; paraphrase, summarize, quote, and accurately cite all researched information according to a standard format (e.g., author, title, page number), differentiating among primary, secondary, and other sources; all TEKS regarding synthesizing information and organizing and presenting ideas.  

1. Work on Perfect School Project

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Week 13, Day 3
Objective: brainstorm, consult with others, and formulate a major research plan to address the research topic (perfect school); formulate a plan for engaging in in-depth research on a complex, multi-faceted topic; follow the research plan to gather evidence from experts on the topic and texts written for informed audiences in the field, distinguishing between reliable and unreliable sources and avoiding over-reliance on one source; systematically organize relevant and accurate information to support central ideas, concepts, and themes, outline ideas into conceptual maps/timelines, and separate factual data from complex inferences; paraphrase, summarize, quote, and accurately cite all researched information according to a standard format (e.g., author, title, page number), differentiating among primary, secondary, and other sources; all TEKS regarding synthesizing information and organizing and presenting ideas.  

1. Work on Perfect School Project

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Week 13, Day 2
Objective: understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing  

1. Bell Work: clear off your desk and get ready for your Week 12 SAT Quiz
2. Week 12 SAT Quiz
3. Grade Week 12 SAT Quiz
4. Make sure your Vocabulary and Literary Terms for Act IV are done.
5. Work on Perfect School Project (talk about twitter)

Monday, November 17, 2014

Week 13, Day 1
Objective: analyze the themes and characters in different periods of modern American drama, relate the main ideas found in a literary work to primary source documents from its historical and cultural setting, relate the characters and text structure of mythic, traditional, and classical literature to 20th and 21st century American novels, plays, or films, analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on the human condition.

1. Bell Work: Put your cell phone on your desk, upside down.
2. Watch The Crucible, Act IV
3. Reminders:
1. SAT Quiz Week 12 TOMORROW!
2. Act IV Study Guide due TODAY by 4:00pm.
3. Act IV Vocabulary and Literary Terms due TODAY by 4:00pm.
4. Because of the internet outage: Week 11 SAT Quiz Corrections due TOMORROW at 4:00pm.  
5. Canned Food Drive ends FRIDAY!

Friday, November 14, 2014

Week 12, Day 5
Objective: brainstorm, consult with others, and formulate a major research plan to address the research topic (perfect school); formulate a plan for engaging in in-depth research on a complex, multi-faceted topic; follow the research plan to gather evidence from experts on the topic and texts written for informed audiences in the field, distinguishing between reliable and unreliable sources and avoiding over-reliance on one source; systematically organize relevant and accurate information to support central ideas, concepts, and themes, outline ideas into conceptual maps/timelines, and separate factual data from complex inferences; paraphrase, summarize, quote, and accurately cite all researched information according to a standard format (e.g., author, title, page number), differentiating among primary, secondary, and other sources; all TEKS regarding synthesizing information and organizing and presenting ideas.  

1. Grade Week 11 and 12 DRE
2. Hand them in to the sub
3. Be good for the sub.
4. Work with your group on Perfect School Group Project

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Week 12, Day 4
Objective: brainstorm, consult with others, and formulate a major research plan to address the research topic (perfect school); formulate a plan for engaging in in-depth research on a complex, multi-faceted topic; follow the research plan to gather evidence from experts on the topic and texts written for informed audiences in the field, distinguishing between reliable and unreliable sources and avoiding over-reliance on one source; systematically organize relevant and accurate information to support central ideas, concepts, and themes, outline ideas into conceptual maps/timelines, and separate factual data from complex inferences; paraphrase, summarize, quote, and accurately cite all researched information according to a standard format (e.g., author, title, page number), differentiating among primary, secondary, and other sources; all TEKS regarding synthesizing information and organizing and presenting ideas.  

1. Pick groups for Perfect School Project
2. Work with your group on Perfect School Group Project
1. Perfect School Group Project
2. Perfect School Group Project Rubric
3. Due Date: TBD

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Week 12, Day 3
Objective: brainstorm, consult with others, and formulate a major research plan to address the research topic (perfect school); formulate a plan for engaging in in-depth research on a complex, multi-faceted topic; follow the research plan to gather evidence from experts on the topic and texts written for informed audiences in the field, distinguishing between reliable and unreliable sources and avoiding over-reliance on one source; systematically organize relevant and accurate information to support central ideas, concepts, and themes, outline ideas into conceptual maps/timelines, and separate factual data from complex inferences; paraphrase, summarize, quote, and accurately cite all researched information according to a standard format (e.g., author, title, page number), differentiating among primary, secondary, and other sources; all TEKS regarding synthesizing information and organizing and presenting ideas.  

1. Read Act IV of The Crucible on your own.
2. Watch RSA over Drive.  
3. Discuss Perfect School Group Project
1. Perfect School Group Project
2. Perfect School Group Project Rubric
4. Due Date: TBD

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Week 12, Day 2
Objective: understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing  

Periods 4: ASVAB testing

1. Work on Vocab. and Lit. Terms for Act IV (p. 1216)
2. Act IV Vocabulary (p. 1216)
1. Conciliatory
2. Beguile
3. Retaliation
4. Adamant
5. Cleave
6. Tantalized
3. Act IV Literary Terms (p. 1216)
1. Tragedy
2. Tragic Hero
3. Tragic Flaw
4. Allegory
4. Look to see what part you might want for Act IV of The Crucible
1. Don't ask me, "Which one doesn't read very much?!?"  LOOK!!!!
5. Reminders/Announcements:
1. Be good for the sub!

Monday, November 10, 2014

Week 12, Day 1
Objective: understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing  

1. Bell Work: clear off your desk and get ready for your Week 11 SAT Quiz
2. Week 11 SAT Quiz
3. Turn in Act III Study Guide to Mrs. Avalos
4. Act IV Vocabulary (p. 1216)
1. Conciliatory
2. Beguile
3. Retaliation
4. Adamant
5. Cleave
6. Tantalized
5. Act IV Literary Terms (p. 1216)
1. Tragedy
2. Tragic Hero
3. Tragic Flaw
4. Allegory
6. Assign parts for Act IV of The Crucible
7. Reminders/Announcements:
1. Act III Study Guide due TODAY by 4:00pm.
2. Act III Vocabulary and Literary Terms due TODAY by 4:00pm.
3. I won't be here tomorrow; be good for the sub.

Friday, November 7, 2014

Week 11, Day 5
Objective: analyze the themes and characters in different periods of modern American drama, relate the main ideas found in a literary work to primary source documents from its historical and cultural setting, relate the characters and text structure of mythic, traditional, and classical literature to 20th and 21st century American novels, plays, or films, analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on the human condition.

1. Bell Work: Put your cell phone on your desk, upside down.
2. Watch The Crucible, Act III
3. Work on Act III Study Guide, Vocab., and Lit. Terms.
4. Reminders:
1. Act III Study Guide due Monday by 4:00pm.
2. Act III Vocabulary and Literary Terms due Monday by 4:00pm.
3. Week 11 DRE due Monday.
4. Week 10 SAT Quiz Corrections due TODAY at 4:00pm.  
5. I won't be here today; be good for the sub.

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Week 11, Day 3
Objective: analyze the themes and characters in different periods of modern American drama, relate the main ideas found in a literary work to primary source documents from its historical and cultural setting, relate the characters and text structure of mythic, traditional, and classical literature to 20th and 21st century American novels, plays, or films, analyze the way in which the theme or meaning of a selection represents a view or comment on the human condition.

1. Bell Work: 
1. Put your phone upside down on your desk
2. Get Act III Study Guide.
3. Go over Week 10 & 11 SAT Words
4. Finish reading Act III.
5. Finish Act III Study Guide.
6. Finish Act III Vocabulary
7. Finish Act III Literary Terms
8. Reminders:
1. Act III Vocab. and Lit. Terms are due on Friday.
2. Act III Study Guide will be due on MONDAY instead of Friday.
3. Friday is the end of the 2nd six weeks!!!!

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Week 11, Day 3
Objective: understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing  

1. Bell Work: clear off your desk and get ready for your Week 10 SAT Quiz
2. Week 10 SAT Quiz
3. Finish Outliers Quiz
4. Finish Drive Quiz 
5. Week 11 DRE
6. Act III Vocabulary (p. 1186)
1. Contentious
2. Deposition
3. Imperceptible
4. Anonymity
5. Effrontery
6. Incredulously
7. Act III Literary Terms (p. 1186)
1. Characterization
2. Direct Characterization
3. Indirect Characterization
4. Irony
5. Dramatic Irony
6. Verbal Irony
8. Reminders/Announcements:
1. Vocab. and Lit. Terms for Act III of The Crucible will be due Friday at 4:00pm.

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Week 11, Day 2
Objective: understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing  

1. Bell Work: clear off your desk and get ready for your Outliers and Drive Quiz
2. Finish Outliers Quiz
3. Drive Quiz 
4. Work on Week 11 DRE
5. Act III Vocabulary (p. 1186)
1. Contentious
2. Deposition
3. Imperceptible
4. Anonymity
5. Effrontery
6. Incredulously
6. Act III Literary Terms (p. 1186)
1. Characterization
2. Direct Characterization
3. Indirect Characterization
4. Irony
5. Dramatic Irony
6. Verbal Irony
7. Reminders/Announcements:
1. W10 SAT Quiz tomorrow
2. Vocab. and Lit. Terms for Act III of The Crucible will be due Friday at 4:00pm.

Monday, November 3, 2014

Week 11, Day 1
Objective: understand cultural background to literary texts, grade level vocabulary, and listening for understanding; revising and editing  

1. Bell Work: clear off your desk and get ready for your Outliers and Drive Quiz
2. Outliers Quiz
3. Drive Quiz (if time permits)
4. Work on Week 11 DRE
5. Act III Vocabulary (p. 1186)
1. Contentious
2. Deposition
3. Imperceptible
4. Anonymity
5. Effrontery
6. Incredulously
6. Act III Literary Terms (p. 1186)
1. Characterization
2. Direct Characterization
3. Indirect Characterization
4. Irony
5. Dramatic Irony
6. Verbal Irony
7. Assign parts for Act III of The Crucible
8. Reminders/Announcements:
1. W9 SAT Quiz Corrections due today at 4:00pm.
2. W10 SAT Quiz tomorrow
3. Vocab. and Lit. Terms for Act III of The Crucible will be due Friday at 4:00pm.